Over the first two decades of this century, numerous …
These included Rafael Araújo, Leandro Barbosa, Bruno Caboclo, Vitor Faverani, Cristiano Felício, Alex Garcia, Marcelinho Huertas, Scott Machado, Fab Melo, Nenê, Raul Neto, Lucas Nogueira, Tiago Splitter, Anderson Varejão and Marquinhos Vinicius.
Key points
- His father, Deivisson Santos Costa, played five seasons in Novo Basquete Brasil, the country’s top professional league.
- Santos’ father and Tesch helped put him in touch with several of the names on that list, who were willing NBA mentors.
- That allowed Santos to make fruitful connections with Brazilian NBA players whose footsteps he was hoping to follow.
Additional details
- Santos was born into a basketball family June 22, 2002, in Brasilia, Brazil.
- Andscape This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype:.
- Santos’ mother also grew up playing the sport.
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